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Monday, November 4, 2013

Calgary, AB -- The Western Hockey League, in
collaboration with the Canadian Hockey League, the Red Deer Rebels
Hockey Club and the Lethbridge Hurricanes Hockey Club, today announced
the majority of the roster of Team WHL which will compete against Team
Russia in the 2013 SUBWAY® Super Series.

Team WHL will face Team Russia in Game 5 of the 2013 SUBWAY® Super Series in Red Deer, AB, on Wednesday, November 27th, and will conclude the series on Thursday, November 28th, with Game 6 in Lethbridge, AB. The QMJHL will host the first two games of the series, and the OHL will host Games 3 and 4.

Team WHL’s roster is highlighted by Sam Reinhart of the Kootenay Ice,
one of the top-ranked skaters for the 2014 NHL Draft. The roster also
features seven players who were first-round NHL Draft picks, including
defencemen Josh Morrissey of the Prince Albert Raiders and Ryan Pulock
of the Brandon Wheat Kings, and forwards Curtis Lazar of the Edmonton
Oil Kings, Hunter Shinkaruk of the Medicine Hat Tigers and Morgan
Klimchuk of the Regina Pats, who were all selected in the 2013 NHL
Draft. Additionally, Team WHL’s roster includes Edmonton Oil Kings’
defenceman Griffin Reinhart, who was a member of Canada’s National
Junior team at the 2013 IIHF World Junior Championship.

Each
of the three CHL member Leagues assembled a selection Committee, working
closely with Hockey Canada, to select the players for this year’s
series.

The 2013 SUBWAY® Super Series is supported by CHL associate sponsors, Bank of Montreal and Old Dutch.